A few weeks ago, New Zealand sailing legend Russell Coutts predicted an exciting America’s Cup series, sailed in high-tech catamarans. The racing may be more exciting than Coutts originally intended. Yesterday the AC45 catamaran being sailed by Coutts pitchpoled (capsized end over end) in a practice sail. Fortunately, there were no reported serious injuries.
Coutts capsizes America’s Cup catamaran in practice
Coutts, the CEO of defending champion Oracle Racing, was racing skipper Jimmy Spithill as part of a media day to publicize the U.S. debut of the new boats. His boat was bearing away during the prestart manoeuvr when the bows buried in a wave and the cat lifted into the air and went over before coming to rest on its side.
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